From ‘quiet quitting’ to ‘coffee badging’ — why employees are less interested in work

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1. Some [workers](https://www.cnbc.com/id/10000835) are phoning it in, and it shows.

   After mostly trending up for years, workplace engagement has flatlined. Now, only one-third of full- and part-time employees are engaged in their work and workplace, while roughly 50% are not engaged — reflected in the evolution of “[quiet quitting](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/bosses-have-a-problem-gen-z-quiet-quitting-is-out-resenteeism-is-in.html)” — and the rest, another 16%, are actively disengaged, according to a 2023 [Gallup poll](https://www.gallup.com/workplace/608675/new-workplace-employee-engagement-stagnates.aspx) released earlier this year.

   To be sure, quiet quitting, or coasting, has become a sign of the post-pandemic times, some experts say, with more employees trying to do [the least they can get away with](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/bosses-have-a-problem-gen-z-quiet-quitting-is-out-resenteeism-is-in.html) without drawing the attention of a boss or manager.

   Read more: [https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/16/quiet-quitting-and-coffee-badging-why-employees-dont-want-to-work.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/16/quiet-quitting-and-coffee-badging-why-employees-dont-want-to-work.html)

2. Because there is very little reward, if any at all.

3. lmao what’s with this trend of giving stupid names to normal things that people have always done?

4. Return to office is silly.

   There’s little to no hard data supporting the narrative that old school execs and managers are pushing.